From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 57767
Date: 2008-04-21
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From: "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
>
> I have previously stated that Aikio's pre-north-Saami substrate
> was Baltic. According to his data,
>
> sieðgavassu (AA) siedhga-vas^s^u "willow-thicket" ; "bosquet
> de saules" < pre-S *selika:-widsu => Pok 879 *√s°likâ. Cf.
> English sallow. => Pok 1177 *√widhu. Cf. English wood.
> Apparently, Ruki operated before Satem, at least in the north-
> Baltic substrate of Saami. This word is Ruki but not Satem.
Am I misunderstanding something? I see no reflex of *k^, *g^,
or *g^H before a dental stop here, or of *s after RUKI.
David
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widsu > wissu > wis^s^u
Or maybe you have a better idea for a PIE origine of vas^s^u ?
A.
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